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  "Sixth Sister, Seventh Sister lost face in public, why take it out on me? Isn't it settled that Fourth Sister is at fault and should apologize? And yet you say it's for her own good, clearly it's just bullying her, what good can she get from this?"

  "You damned shrew! You're going to be the death of me!" Old Lady Lin chased after her daughter-in-law a couple of times, but couldn't catch up. Panting and puffing, her face turned pale with rage, she didn't dare make a big scene, fearing that others would hear about it and lose all dignity.

  Lin Jianyin, who was eavesdropping on the side, saw that things were not going well and rushed up, hugging Lin Lao Tai tightly and kneeling in front of her, saying urgently: "Grandmother, please calm down! My mother is strong-willed and straightforward, she doesn't know how to speak, but it's not intentional disrespect towards you. If you want to scold someone, scold me instead! What happened earlier was indeed unreasonable on the part of Sixth Sister and Seventh Sister, many people saw it. But Grandmother is also right, Fourth Sister is a sister, she should be more considerate of her two younger sisters and protect them more. However, she's still young and doesn't understand things well, so it's inevitable that she wants to distinguish between right and wrong. I'll teach her well later."

  Mrs. Lin was just putting on a show, swinging her cane to hit her daughter-in-law was something she knew the refined and cultured Lin family couldn't do, let alone that she was also afraid of this reckless and arrogant third daughter-in-law shouting it out without regard for consequences, at which point all dignity would be lost. So she put down the cane and angrily said: "Today is my good day, there are guests outside, I'm taking care of my old face, I'll let you off on account of your family and San Niang's sake! If it happens again, I won't go easy on you!" Then she stormed out, still fuming.

  Damn it! The Lin family is really suffocating! From the old to the young, there's not a single good person in this family! Tao Shi was so angry that her face turned pale and she trembled all over, supporting herself on the table, staring blankly without saying a word.

  Lin Jinyan was frightened and hurriedly supported Tao Shi, rubbing her chest: "Mother, let's not get angry, it's not worth it."

  Tao gripped the front of her collar tightly and bit her lip hard to hold back tears, only speaking softly after a long while: "Is Mother useless? Causing you all to suffer like this, clearly not at fault, yet having to bear the blame."

  Lin Jianyin felt a pang of sadness, thinking about her mother's fiery and impulsive personality. She and her siblings had suffered many grievances in front of and behind people since they were young. When they were little, they didn't understand things and would often tattle, which would lead to their mother causing a big scene. At the time, it seemed like she was standing up for them, but afterwards, they would suffer even more in silence. As they grew older and understood things better, even if they had grievances, they wouldn't dare tell their mother, fearing that it would cause even bigger trouble. But to say that her mother was useless was something Lin Jianyin couldn't bring herself to say. Her mother had indeed done everything she could to protect them. If not for that, Lin Jianyin might have ended up marrying Lu Shao, the eldest grandson of the Lu family, instead of Tao Fengtang, who had treated her well since childhood. Thinking about this, Lin Jianyin choked back tears and said, "It's all my fault, I'm useless. Even though I'm older, I couldn't help mother with her worries. If only I had kept fourth sister and seventh brother from going out, none of this would have happened."

  "Shaking his head, Taoshi said in a low voice: 'It's not your fault, nor is it the fault of your fourth sister and seventh brother. It's my fault, your father's fault! I also know what to do, like your eldest aunt and second aunt, but I just can't bear it. All my hopes for this life are on you children, I'm afraid that if you sisters learn from me, you'll suffer in the future when you go to your husband's family, so I teach you to be gentle... You, when you go to the Tao family in the future, although they are your uncle and aunt, and Fengtang is a kind child, but you can't be willful!'"

  Lin Jin's voice trembled as she replied, but then Tao Shi suddenly broke into a smile: "But today your sister dared to stand up for you and your seventh brother, I'm really happy. You should know that if she saw your seventh brother being bullied and didn't dare speak up, I would be very disappointed. Were you scared earlier? Actually, you don't have to be afraid, I've decided that your grandmother won't really hit me. She's concerned about saving face, if she really dared to hit me, I'll shout it out for everyone to know, and make her even more embarrassed! Your father is useless, but I'm not a coward!" Besides, she also had an amulet, she subconsciously touched her belly, if all else failed, she would just shout out that she was pregnant, and see how this biased old woman dared to treat her!

  Who doesn't know that Tao's family is just being forced out? Otherwise, why would a good girl like Lin Jin want to become a shrew? Lin Jin sighed and looked out the window worriedly. Yes, as long as her aunt and cousin are still visiting outside, her grandmother won't really do anything to her mother. But Lin Jinrong is really unlucky this time, her grandmother must use her to suppress her mother's prestige, and the second house will also take the opportunity to retaliate. However, as her mother said, Lin Jinrong dared to stand up for her seventh brother, which is indeed a very happy thing. Being gentle is good, but being too gentle is not necessarily a good thing.

  Huang Yiniang blocked Lin Jinyong and his sister outside the bamboo forest. At a glance, she saw that the siblings were in disarray, and guessed that Chunmiao had told the truth earlier. But what could be done? She could only comfort Lin Jinyong and his sister with a few words before tactfully conveying Lin Jinyin's message: "Now that there are many guests, Sixth Lady and Seventh Lady have already lost face after causing a scene in public. Third Lady means to let Fourth Lady take Seventh Young Master to freshen up; without being summoned, it's best not to come over."

  As expected, the twins were not willing to take this loss, but Lin Jianrong was not willing to let it go either. She smiled at Huang Niang and said: "Thank you, Niang, I'll take Seventh Brother away now." And then asked: "Mother didn't get angry, did she?"

  "Madam Huang said with a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression: 'With Auntie and Third Young Lady watching, although Madam is unhappy, she also knows what's important. Besides, the most important thing for Old Madam is her dignity.'"

  Lin Jin let out a breath of relief, seeing Huang Niang look around the bamboo forest, and said: "Fifth brother went to find his father and is not inside. If you have something to look for him, it's better to send someone to search downstairs."

  Huang Yiniang smiled and said in a low voice, "Your fifth brother is timid and has a different status...". She deliberately made herself appear inferior, worried that Lin Yizhi might have done something wrong, so she could apologize beforehand.

  Lin Jinyong interrupted her: "Fifth brother is fine, he went to inform Father about this. Auntie, you can do as you please, I'm leaving too."

  When something like this happens, the son still knows to ask San Ye to take charge, and it's not too stupid. Although I don't know what the outcome will be, after all, the attitude of our mother and son is clear, and in the future, even if there are any mistakes, they won't be blamed on us. Huang Niang then smiled and took the loquat back to the upstairs without mentioning it again.

  The twins have already framed us, and we can't let them get away with it this time - according to her past experience, the old lady always likes to make the person who is not favored but can tolerate being taken advantage of suffer, while indulging the favored one. This time will be no exception. Lin Jianrong stood still, lowered his head and asked Lin Shenzhi: "Did you hear that? Your sixth sister and seventh sister ran to tell on us, saying we joined forces with your fifth brother Lü to bully them. Your fifth brother Lü was kind enough to help us, but he will be punished by his mother because of this. We can't not have a sense of justice, and we can't just let others frame us for nothing. What do you think we should do?"

  Lin Shen said with his fingers: "What did Fourth Sister say?"

  Lin Jinyong said a few words lightly.

  Lin Shenzi was somewhat afraid, his toes repeatedly grinding against the mud: "Will this work? I'm very afraid of Grandfather and Father."

  "You're the eldest grandson, also the youngest, and you've always listened to them without causing any trouble. They actually like you too, they just haven't told you. Lin Jingrong gave him a boost of confidence: "I'll be watching from outside, if I see you getting punished, I'll be the first one to rush out and save you!"

  She had just protected Lin Shenzhi's appearance deeply imprinted in Lin Shenzhi's mind, got her promise, Lin Shenzhi nodded heavily: "I'll listen to Fourth Sister."

  Lin Jinyong smiled slightly and patted his head, instructing Liuzhi in a low voice: "Quickly go get the longevity peaches that were put away and bring a plate to Seventh Young Master."

  Lychee looked at Lin Shen's dirty clothes and worriedly said: "Can this be okay?"

  Lin Jinyong said in a low voice, "Anyway, we have to try." If she had thought of it but didn't do it this time, she would definitely regret it afterwards. Besides, Lin Shen couldn't always be so timid and hide behind her back, unable to stand up straight in front of his elders or show his face. When bullied by others, one must dare to fight back, and there's a way to do it, she was learning and trying to teach Lin Shen as well.

  Watching Lin Shenzhi's small figure carrying a plate of longevity peaches into the first floor of the opera house alone, Lin Jinyong's heart was racing with anxiety, and his palms were sweating. In this family, only Old Master Lin could counter Old Lady Lin and the second branch of the family. Although he was a stubborn old man who always wore a cold face and never allowed any confusion between seniority and juniority, at this moment, he was a strong shield.

  "This isn't a bad idea, but Lin Qi is too young and has no one to help him, the variables are too great." Someone suddenly stood behind Lin Jian and said in a low voice.

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